CITY KIDS 2006-2009 is a documentary photo archive of adolescent’s coming-of-age in NYC on the brink of the millennium.

8,000 frames and created exclusively on film ( medium format and 35mm,) Schuster’s photographs offer an unfiltered lens into the lives of teenagers growing up during the pivotal years of post 9/11 New York City.

In 2006-2009 Smart phones and social media haven’t taken over.

CITY KIDS is a time capsule of this niche-historical period in youth culture, media, technology, and American identity.

Throughout four intense years, photographer Stephen K. Schuster closely followed a group of adolescents during their high school years-weaving a photo narrative of New York kids experiencing the city on their own terms.

Graham at Franklin ST. 2008

Looking on Ground Zero, 2009

Exploring an abondoned factory on the West Side Highway, 2008

Walking towards the Freedom Tunnels, 2008

Dane Pointing East, 2009

Andrew, 2006

Matt Breeze hangs on the Laight St. Bridge, 2007

Quiet on the Highline, 2008

Graham in the Freedom Tunnels, 2008

Alta and Clara at FT. Tilden , 2009

An excerpt from the slide show that was on view at the exhibition.

CITY KIDS slide show, video projection instalion, ambient audio. 191 Slides, 20 minute running time, 2024.

Book Dummy- CITY KIDS Archive book, 421 images, 536 pages, edition of 5